When a member of the public asked how much money the tax was expected to generate, Supervisor Bob Melvin said it's hard to project because supervisors don't have access to records of the businesses they plan to tax.

Complained one member of the public: "The taxes here are getting as bad as Long Island."

Supervisors have promoted the tax as a way to generate money from transient visitors to the township and to eventually lower taxes for property owners.

Westfall filed for bankruptcy in 2010 after facing a $20 million federal judgment granted to a developer.

The bankruptcy reduced the judgment to $6 million but the budget has been very tight since then.